The Wind Ceased

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying Truly You are the Son of God. 

Matthew 14:31-33 

Christ brings peace to troubled situations. The disciples were in a boat in the middle of a turbulent storm on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus came to them, walking on the water. Peter exercised his faith and walked on the water at Christ’s command. He became intimidated by the circumstances and began to sink. When he cried out to Jesus, He picked him up out of the water with the question, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’ Thus, He taught Peter, who had some faith, how to have more and better faith. The lesson now completed, the two of them returned to the boat and the wind ceased. Thus, having taught all the disciples something about faith, and Peter in particular, He brought the class to a close with the cessation of the wind. The disciples worshipped Him as the Son of God. Our experiences of faith lead us to the same conclusion. Everything Christ has said and done convinces us more thoroughly He is the Son of God. We did believe; do believe, and shall believe. After the lesson is done, the wind has ceased, and the sea is calm, we are all the more convinced that Jesus is the Christ the Son of God and utterly worthy of worship. If we have learned to have more faith, we can be sure He will lead us into new circumstances in the future that will increase our faith even more.  

Our Gracious God and our Savior, 
we rejoice that You teach us like no one else does. 
We praise You that each new experience, 
teaches us to trust You more. 

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning